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Ethan Hawke Pays Tribute to Texas Songwriter Blaze Foley
Posted on · Hawke discusses Blaze, his new film about the unsung Texas outlaw musician.
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A Woman Playing Hamlet? Taking On Gender Roles In Shakespeare
Posted on · At this year’s Houston Shakespeare Festival, many women are playing roles that have traditionally been played by men.
Arts & Culture
Actor Sean Astin Brings Mental Health Message To Houston
Posted on · The actor, known for his work in Rudy, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Stranger Things, was in Houston last week to speak to the health community about how families interact with relatives dealing with mental health challenges – and with their doctors.
Arts & Culture
Sean Penn Discusses Creating Characters For The Stage — And The Page
Posted on · The actor, director, and activist has turned what was already an audio book into his first novel, "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff."
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Haunted House Actor Discusses The Tricks Of The Trade
Posted on · A local actor talks about the art of scaring people at an area haunted house.
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‘Motherhood Out Loud’ Tells Stories of Mothers at All Stages of Parenthood
Posted on · Motherhood Out Loud is a series of 15 scenes and monologues performed by area actors, designed to subvert notions about parenthood. The production tells the tales of mothers at all the stages of parenthood: childbirth, raising their kids, dealing with rebellious teenagers, and facing an empty nest. The show runs through May 21 at the MATCH, […]
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How a Selfie Got Felicia Day Her Dream Job
Posted on · (Above: Actress Felicia Day. Image Courtesy: FeliciaDay.com) Felicia Day is a noted actress, writer, and all-around major figure in the so-called “geek” community. Some of her earliest appearances were in her own web series The Guild and Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog. More recently, she’s appeared in Supernatural, Eureka, and now the revival of Mystery Science […]
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Haunted House Actor Discusses the Tricks of the Trade
Posted on · Liza Badillo is an actor at an area haunted house, and she discusses how she goes about scaring patrons.
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Ben Kingsley Performs ‘Peter and the Wolf’ With the Houston Symphony
Posted on · This Saturday (Sept. 17, 2016), the Houston Symphony, under the direction of conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada, will perform Prokofiev’s classic children’s story set to music, Peter and the Wolf. And that’s a bit of a departure for the symphony in terms of a season opener – at least until you learn who’s narrating it: actor and […]
Texas Originals
Actor Zachary Scott
Posted on · He's a gifted stage and screen actor who left his mark on Hollywood and Austin.
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Actor Sean Patrick Flanery Pens Novel About Growing Up Near Houston
Posted on · Sean Patrick Flanery, an actor you might know from his roles as Young Indy in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and his roles in The Boondock Saints, Dexter and Powder, first fell in love with the stage while attending Houstonâs University of St. Thomas. He’s also a writer, having penned his first novel, called Jane […]
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Air Pollution Report and Sean Patrick Flanery: Tuesday’s Show (April 26, 2016)
Posted on · Last week, the American Lung Association released its 17th annual “State of the Air” report, which says Houston – when it comes to ozone – is the 15th most polluted city in the U.S. But what does that mean and what’s being done to address it? On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss air […]
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Barry Corbin: Hollywood’s Favorite Authority Figure
Posted on · You might best remember actor Barry Corbin from his many roles portraying authority figures, like sheriffs and generals. He played General Beringer in WarGames. He was John Travolta’s uncle in Urban Cowboy. And he played a bumbling deputy in Lonesome Dove. He’s got a new film called The Last Man Club, where he plays a World War II vet who’s […]
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Haunted House Actor Discusses The Tricks Of The Trade
Posted on · A local actor talks about the art of scaring people at an area haunted house.
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Louis Gossett Jr. on Race, and Stories Hollywood Hasn’t Told Yet
Posted on · Oscar and Emmy-award winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr. was in town last week to participate in Houston in Concert Against Hate. He considered the appearance a natural fit for him. He’s always had an eye toward race relations in the role’s he’s chosen to play on screen, including his Emmy-winning role in the landmark TV miniseries Roots, and […]